International Studies (BA)
A day in the life
What is it like to study International Studies in The Hague? Read how Stijn, student of International Studies, spends his day on average.
Stijn Verbeek
Student
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08:15 |
Wake up, hop in the shower, and leave for uni. |
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09:00 |
I specialise in the East Asia region and I chose Korean as my language. So I start the day with a Korean language tutorial. |
| 11:00 | Tutorial Culture and Language: East Asia, we discuss cultural similarities and differences of the three most important East Asian countries: Japan, China, and South Korea. I give a short presentation on historical narratives in China versus Taiwan. |
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13:00 |
Lunch with friends, we buy a sandwich at the supermarket next to the university building. |
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15:00 |
Lecture Foundations of Political Economy, which focuses more on the socio-philosophical part of economies, rather than on the hard numbers, so to speak. |
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17:00 |
Self-study. Most of my time is spent on learning Korean, but I also need to write an essay for Politics. |
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19:00 |
Some friends from high school come over for dinner. After dinner, we take a walk through the nearby forest before heading into the city. |
| 20:30 | I drop by an event of our study association, BASIS. Tonight it’s a guest lecture on the relations between China and Africa. We end the evening by having drinks. |
| 00:00 | I am quite tired, but I’ve enjoyed my day. Time for bed! |
